Thursday, January 15, 2015

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     I just skimmed the book, "What Makes Olga Run?" by Bruce Grierson.  It is the story of 90+ year old track star Olga Kotelko.  She died at age 95, this past year, holding 30 world records in track and field.  She won 750 gold medals in the 90-95 age category in Masters competitions.  She is inspiring and was studied extensively as to what made her such a "super-senior."  She exercised a lot, ate well, had a good routine, but also had great DNA and a happy personality.  She was a wonderful example of a long, healthy life well lived despite personal set-backs along the way.
     I am more than 30 years younger than she was, and cannot even imagine attemping to run hurdles or do the high jump.  She was amazing.

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